The details aren’t divulged, but they seem to be inspired by Nucky’s meeting with Kennedy last episode. All Nucky tells her is that she will be an instrumental player in it, that Carolyn will be appeased, that Margaret’s firm will be saved and, one can assume, that Nucky will profit from it. She’s also in the dark about his cryptic plan to fix the Carolyn Rothstein situation. Margaret isn’t just confused by Nucky’s romantic intentions. In fact, the day goes well enough that Margaret is disappointed when Nucky does not invite her back to his house for the night. Time has softened their feelings, though, and none of their elbows draw any blood. They share a bottle of wine at lunch, where they give each another pointed digs about their marital failures. After watching Kennedy successfully flirt with Margaret, Nucky expresses his jealousy by “being nice” to her. The storm not only saves Nucky’s life (without it, he would have been lying dead in a Cuban jungle instead of Sally), but it also allows him to reconcile with Margaret. We’ve poured out some moonshine for you, Sally. She is killed for the crime of being an American. Sally tries to fight back by stealing a guard’s gun, but it’s of no use. When her offer of a bribe is rebuffed (her question, “ Cuanto?,” giving the episode its title), she realizes how perilous her situation really is. On her way home to Havana, she’s stopped by the military and accused of being out after curfew. Though she senses the upheaval is a bigger deal than past flare-ups, she makes the payment anyways. Once the trip is called off, he sends Sally to deliver the money and to suss out the severity of the most recent civil unrest. Nucky is only at home to take Capone’s call because his flight to Cuba to finalize the Bacardi deal was cancelled due to a heavy storm. Still simmering, he then calls Nucky to warn him about Luciano’s plans to “tidy up” Atlantic City. While Capone pardons Van Alden, he takes his frustrations out later on an underling in a brutal, bloody scene. Van Alden, though, even with a gun in his mouth, convinces Capone to spare his life by appealing to Capone’s pride and his resentment toward Luciano. So when Luciano recognizes Van Alden as one of the Feds that popped him in Atlantic City, it feels like we’ve seen the last of our favorite iron salesman. They are literally and figuratively the past and future of organized crime.Ĭapone, portrayed by Stephen Graham as a psychotic coke addict, seems ready to explode at any moment. Luciano, on the other hand, views Capone as a buffoon who is too interested in fame to see the big picture. For Capone, it seems like a money grab by Luciano. Capone, an international superstar, isn’t interested. Luciano is there to feel out Capone about forming a nationwide Italian-only mafia. Two men without consciences, Luciano and Capone, have a tension filled meet-up in Chicago. He is the direct inspiration for Nucky eventually becoming the sheriff himself, as well as the conscience that will nag at Nucky for the rest of his life, telling young Nucky, “Don’t be foolish. Sheriff Lindsay is the first decent man Nucky has known, and his influence on Nucky can’t be overstated. Sheriff Lindsay’s kindness overwhelms Nucky, who cries at the dinner table. Nucky expects the worst, but instead the Sheriff treats Nucky and Eli like family, providing them a home-cooked meal and a night of domestic happiness. Nucky foolishly indulges in a bath and is caught by Sherriff Lindsay, the Commodore’s right hand man. Nucky, lost without a job and furious over his family’s moral and economic squalor, breaks into the hotel to show Eli the wonder of running water. Summer is over and the Commodore dismisses Nucky (but not before Nucky sees both the Commodore’s vision for Atlantic City as well as his pornographic photo collection of young girls). “Cuanto,” the fourth episode of the season, starts with a revealing flashback.
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